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Study: Changed viewing habits ‘waste energy’

A study from university researchers looks behind closed doors to reveal how UK viewing habits are shifting away from traditional broadcasting with more data-intensive streaming options now the default for many. A viewing revolution is taking place. The advent of Internet TV, video sharing platforms such as YouTube, and other on-demand services in recent years […]

May 14, 2019By Colin Mann

Study: CSPs missing out on Smart Home devices

Rethink Technology Research finds that Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and consumer voice platform partners drive growth in smart homes, but will only control 23.3 per cent of total sales, with retail sales accounting for 76.7 per cent of total device additions.

May 14, 2019

Report: $80bn AR and VR market may diverge before converging

Some in the AR/VR industry see it converging into a singularity of spatial computing in one magical device, but mobile AR, smartglasses and VR could actually diverge in the medium-term – at least commercially – according to a Digi-Capital report. AR (mobile AR, smartglasses) is forecast

May 14, 2019

IDC: Telco services market preparing for 5G impact

Worldwide spending on telecom services and pay-TV services totalled $1,615 billion in 2018, an increase of 0.8 per cent year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). Worldwide Telecom Services Database. IDC expects for the worldwide spending on Telecom and Pay-TV services to reach $1,657 billion in 2023. Mobile services will continue to […]

May 13, 2019

Analysis: International sports win largest audiences in China, India

Research from Ampere Analysis reveals that international sports leagues outperform domestic competitions in two of the world’s largest markets – China and India. These markets have recently been added to Ampere’s own consumer research service, now covering 41,000 internet users in 20 markets. Although major international leagues have already identified and targeted these countries, both […]

May 13, 2019

Belgium, Poland climb Netflix ISP Speed Index

Netflix has released April data from its ISP Speed Index, a monthly update on which Internet Service Providers (ISPs) provide the best prime time Netflix streaming experience. In speed increases this month, Turkey’s Türk Telekom continued its gains from March with the largest increase on the index. The ISP experienced an increase of 0.48 Megabits […]

May 13, 2019

Australia: News, Reality most popular TV genres

Australia’s leading TV networks know the importance of the early evening TV news bulletin for setting up their evening programmes and the latest research from Roy Morgan confirms that News is the most watched TV genre in an average week seen by 61 per cent of Australians – the only TV genre seen by more […]

May 13, 2019

France SVoD market doubled in 2018

The French SVoD market doubled in 2018, spurred by platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. According to the CNC’s annual Cinema, TV and Video round-up, the total turnover of SVoD platforms was approximately €500 million in 2018, up from €250 million in 2017. The SVoD market now exceeds the physical video sector and […]

May 10, 2019From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Report: Amazon and Google level in smart speaker market

The Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant platforms will take an almost equal share of the global smart speaker market this year, according to the latest forecast from Strategy Analytics. Amazon Alexa had a 37.7 per cent share of sales in 2018, but this will decline to 31.7 per cent in 2019, while Google Assistant’s share […]

May 9, 2019

Report reveals the best ways to work with Netflix

Strategic insight consultancy Broadcast Intelligence has compiled a substantive report on Netflix’s working practices, based on in-depth interviews with producers, distributors and co-producers. The firm’s report, Working with Netflix, comprises

May 9, 2019